RV Lough Foyle LF/36/96
Cruise summary report
| Cruise Info. | |
| Ship name (ship code) | RV Lough Foyle (74LG) |
| Cruise identifier | LF/36/96 |
| Cruise period | 1996-09-01 — 1996-09-12 |
| Status | Completed |
| Port of departure | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Port of return | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| Purpose | Research |
| Objectives | Pelagic fish acoustic survey
1. To estimate the distribution, biomass and age-composition of herring in the northern Irish Sea. 2. To determine the distribution, biomass and age-composition of sprat in the northern Irish Sea. 3. To relate the distribution and abundance of seabirds to the distribution of acoustic targets along the survey track. |
| Chief scientist | Mike Armstrong (Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) |
| Cruise report |  (0.22 MB) |
| Ocean/sea areas | |
| General | Irish Sea and St. George's Channel |
| Specific | Irish Sea and North Channel |
| Track charts | (0.03 MB) |
| Measurements | |
| Biology and fisheries | |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 15. Time 19.04. Mean depth 139m. Catch 13kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 8. Time 15.43. Mean depth 51m. Catch 109kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: To estimate the herring, sprat and seabird populations along the survey track in the northern Irish Sea. Tow 1. Time 12.32. Mean depth 26m. Catch 26kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 27. Time 11.13. Mean depth 35m. Catch 413kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 13. Time 08.44. Mean depth 25m. Catch 11kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 26. Time 08.39. Mean depth 36m. Catch 1001kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 6. Time 08.47. Mean depth 76m. Catch 91kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 25. Time 18.18. Mean depth 35m. Catch 181kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 12. Time 06.05. Mean depth 69m. Catch 10kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 24. Time 18.40. Mean depth 33m. Catch 75kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 2. Time 04.44. Mean depth 41m. Catch 225kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 23. Time 15.06. Mean depth 77m. Catch 88kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 11. Time 12.50. Mean depth 31m. Catch 100kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 22. Time 12.27. Mean depth 74m. Catch 110kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 5. Time 04.30. Mean depth 41m. Catch 888kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 21. Time 08.48. Mean depth 108m. Catch 59kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 10. Time 06.43. Mean depth 71m. Catch 80kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 20. Time 21.07. Mean depth 39m. Catch 142kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 3. Time 13.30. Mean depth 44m. Catch 5kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 19. Time 15.22. Mean depth 41m. Catch 500kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 9. Time 19.00. Mean depth 38m. Catch 39kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 18. Time 13.07. Mean depth 22m. Catch 30kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 4. Time 22.00. Mean depth 29m. Catch 1000kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 17. Time 09.44. Mean depth 126m. Catch 16kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 7. Time 13.45. Mean depth 35m. Catch 2000kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 16. Time 21.20. Mean depth 23m. Catch 67kg. |
| Birds | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 14. Time 11.29. Mean depth 25m. Catch 116kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 8. Time 15.43. Mean depth 51m. Catch 109kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 14. Time 11.29. Mean depth 25m. Catch 116kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 27. Time 11.13. Mean depth 35m. Catch 413kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 26. Time 08.39. Mean depth 36m. Catch 1001kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 25. Time 18.18. Mean depth 35m. Catch 181kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 24. Time 18.40. Mean depth 33m. Catch 75kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 23. Time 15.06. Mean depth 77m. Catch 88kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 22. Time 12.27. Mean depth 74m. Catch 110kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 21. Time 08.48. Mean depth 108m. Catch 59kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 20. Time 21.07. Mean depth 39m. Catch 142kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 19. Time 15.22. Mean depth 41m. Catch 500kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 18. Time 13.07. Mean depth 22m. Catch 30kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 17. Time 09.44. Mean depth 126m. Catch 16kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 15. Time 19.04. Mean depth 139m. Catch 13kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 13. Time 08.44. Mean depth 25m. Catch 11kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 12. Time 06.05. Mean depth 69m. Catch 10kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 11. Time 12.50. Mean depth 31m. Catch 100kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 10. Time 06.43. Mean depth 71m. Catch 80kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 9. Time 19.00. Mean depth 38m. Catch 39kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 7. Time 13.45. Mean depth 35m. Catch 2000kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 6. Time 08.47. Mean depth 76m. Catch 91kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 5. Time 04.30. Mean depth 41m. Catch 888kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 4. Time 22.00. Mean depth 29m. Catch 1000kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 2. Time 04.44. Mean depth 41m. Catch 225kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: To estimate the herring, sprat and seabird populations along the survey track in the northern Irish Sea. Tow 1. Time 12.32. Mean depth 26m. Catch 26kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 3. Time 13.30. Mean depth 44m. Catch 5kg. |
| Demersal fish | Quantity: number of stations = 1 Description: Tow 16. Time 21.20. Mean depth 23m. Catch 67kg. |
